Letter to the Editor: RESIGNATION WAS LONG OVERDUE

Editor, Times-Advocate: I have a few things to say about the downfall of Nathan Fletcher, the former chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. His resignation is long overdue. There are thousands of us in San Diego County who have been calling for his resignation since mid-2020. The latest abuses where women are suing for sexual harassment, sexual […]

Residents tell concerns about proposed battery storage facility


A new lithium-ion battery storage facility proposed for the outskirts of Escondido met with opposition last Thursday when concerned citizens voiced their safety fears to the San Dieguito Planning Group and the developer. The proposed facility will sit on a 22-acre site west of Palomar Hospital, off Country Club Drive between Houston Ranch and Hill Valley Drive, roughly in the […]

Volunteers sought for tree planting

City of Escondido will hold an Arbor Day Tree Planting Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join the City of Escondido to help plant over 120 trees for Arbor Day from Aster Street to Erica Street between Mission Avenue and Washington Avenue. Volunteers of all ages are invited to help beautify community. If you’d like to volunteer […]

Patio to present farcical ‘Footlight Frenzy’

Patio Playhouse Community Theater will present “Footlight Frenzy,” a farce about a PTA group that valiantly mounts an ambitious benefit play, written by a has-been Broadway director. His near-hysterical direction and the group’s talent, or lack thereof, keep everything sliding along the edge of self-destruction in this play-within-a-play. The show runs April 28 – May 21 at Patio Playhouse, 116 […]

California’s business climate — better, or worse?


California has long been recognized for its unfriendly business climate. During the pandemic, a bad situation got worse when the state forced thousands of mostly small businesses to shut down, driving many companies into bankruptcy and forcing layoffs for thousands of workers. The last thing we need now are more laws imposing greater burdens on the businesses that survived, and […]

Arie de Jong was a part of Escondido’s history

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Well, it has happened again. The focus of my column is diverted once again by an event before I sit at the keyboard. By now you are aware of the passing of Arie de Jong a man who is as much a part of Escondido’s history as the grape vine that put Escondido on the map. If I had but […]

3 arrested at DUI checkpoint

While conducting a DUI/license checkpoint on April 14, Escondido police arrested three drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Officers issued 21 citations to unlicensed drivers, and four citations to drivers with suspended licenses. Three motorists were cited for not having proof of insurance, and two persons were cited for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate their […]

Escondido’s Perez proving to be a dashing young man


Already having fashioned some notable achievements entering last week, Escondido High sprinter Eden Perez has continued building on his splendid season with a pair of standout efforts. The first of those praiseworthy performances came in a dual meet versus Fallbrook on April 13 at Esco’s home track. The swift Perez got his afternoon off to a bang-up start when he […]

Local high school girls to compete in International Robotics Competition


Two local high school juniors, Lily Nelson-Love from Valley Center High School, and Grace Mullen from Classical Academy are part of a team that has been selected to proceed to the FIRST International Robotics Competition in Houston this weekend, April 19- 22. FIRST Robotics is a youth robotics competition where competitors build robots that are designed to complete various tasks. […]

Can Classical’s stellar diamond season continue on?


At this stage and given all its impressive success up to this point, the only real question still surrounding the Classical Academy baseball team is can the Caimans keep their superb play going? There’s so much to like about this ballclub that you’ve got to dig mighty deep to find any sort of weakness or flaw. In other words, they’re […]